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MONDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Bipolar disorder develops differently in obese people and among those who binge eat, a new study finds. Up to 4 percent of Americans have bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness that causes extreme mood swings. ...

MONDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Bipolar disord...

SATURDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- People who live near gas refineries and manufacturing plants that release the chemical benzene into the environment are at increased risk for the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new study. Resea...

SATURDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- People who l...

(HealthDay News) -- Some people with Alzheimer's disease -- characterized by a loss of brain tissue -- have trouble sleeping and/or nighttime wandering. The National Sleep Foundation suggests how to improve sleep in people with Alzheimer's: Make sur...

(HealthDay News) -- Some people with Alzheimer's d...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids may be consuming far more calories than their doctors or parents realize, a new study suggests. The study, which is published in the July 30 online issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, upd...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight ki...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in five youngsters with asthma may grow out of the respiratory condition as they age, new research indicates. Girls and those who are allergic to furry animals, such as dogs and cats, may be out of ...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- As many as on...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Certain diabetes blood sugar testing strips are being recalled by their maker, Nova Diabetes Care, because they may give users false, abnormally high readings, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. T...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Certain diabe...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- For parents of preschoolers with autism, finding a classroom program for their child may have just gotten a little easier. A new study has found that it's the quality of a teaching program -- not the model of inst...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- For parents o...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- A panel of experts commissioned by the U.S. National Cancer Institute says that the word "cancer" may need to be redefined to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment of conditions that are often not lethal. Writin...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- A panel of ex...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with certain breast tissue abnormalities that raise their risk for cancer can safely take a wait-and-see approach rather than rush into surgery, a new study suggests. Previous research into two breast condit...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with ce...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Poor children are more likely than their wealthier counterparts to smoke cigarettes, but less likely to binge drink and no more likely to use marijuana, a new study reveals. The Duke University researchers also fo...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Poor children...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suffer from kidney stones may also be at raised risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. No such increased risk was seen among men with kidney stones, the researchers noted. "A link between kidney s...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suf...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- While U.S. doctors say it's important to control soaring health care costs, they don't think they are the ones responsible for doing so, new research finds. The survey, of more than 2,500 physicians, found wide su...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- While U.S. do...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The mint flavoring in menthol cigarettes makes it easier for young people to start smoking and harder for smokers to quit, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. In a review of existing research, the U.S. Food and Dr...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The mint flav...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The survival differences between black women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer has long been recognized, but now a new study focuses on the reasons why black women don't fare as well. "The vast differen...

TUESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The survival ...

(HealthDay News) -- Your emotions can affect anything you do, including driving. So, experts say if you're very upset or angry about something, pull over until you've calmed down. DMV.org offers these suggestions for keep emotions in check while driv...

(HealthDay News) -- Your emotions can affect anyth...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Wide fluctuations in blood pressure may be associated with memory and thinking difficulties in older adults already at high risk for heart disease, a new European study suggests. Regardless of average blood pressu...

TUESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Wide fluctuat...

WEDNESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who don't exercise much, who smoke or who eat few fruits and vegetables are at increased risk for disability, according to a new study. And the more unhealthy lifestyle habits they have, the more likely ...

WEDNESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who...

THURSDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medicaid patients are more likely than those with private insurance to suffer complications after spinal surgery, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 1,600 patients who had spinal surgery ove...

THURSDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medicaid pat...

THURSDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sizing up cancer risk after menopause, scientists say taller women may face higher odds of developing a malignancy than their shorter peers. For every height increase of roughly 4 inches, older women faced a 13 p...

THURSDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sizing up ca...

1 in 5 women and half of all pregnant women are iron-deficient, the world’s most common nutrition problem!Iron Deficiency Anaemia means there is insufficient iron in the body. The body needs iron in order to make haemoglobin, found in red blood cells...

1 in 5 women and half of all pregnant women are ir...

How many times have you woken up feeling a bit tired? Wondering how you’ll make it through the rest of the day? Well, the remedy to that is a healthy, nutritious breakfast that suits you and gives you a feeling of fullness. This is because a healthy ...

How many times have you woken up feeling a bit tir...